Eastbridge Windpump | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Eastbridge Windpump |
Mill location | TM 045 580 |
Coordinates | 52°10′56″N 0°59′32″E / 52.18222°N 0.99222°E |
Operator(s) | Museum of East Anglian Life |
Year built | 1979 |
Information | |
Purpose | drainage mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four Sails |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Fantail |
Fantail blades | Six blades |
Type of pump | Three-throw plunger pump |
Eastbridge Windpump is a smock mill that served as a pumping station until it was relocated to the Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England and which was then restored to working order.